Chapter 191

"Mind entered the 'micro' state?" Li Yuan's eyes lit up. "Congratulations, Senior, congratulations."

To become a Source Martial Artist, one must have Fourth-Stage technique.

Mind entering the 'micro' state is a necessary condition for becoming a Senior Source Martial Artist (Level 26-28).

Fifth-Stage Unity of Heaven and Man is a necessary condition for becoming a Top Source Martial Artist (Level 29).

Therefore, the vast majority of Source Martial Artists, as long as they are not too old to break through, can gradually reach Level 24 or 25 after many years of cultivation.

For example, Wan Qinghe is a Level 25 Source Martial Artist.

But wanting to become a Senior Source Martial Artist further up? The difficulty skyrockets, and the number of people plummets.

Senior Source Martial Artists are qualified to serve as formal teachers even at Kunlun Martial University.

The transformation and breakthrough in technique are indeed something that no amount of money can buy.

"Speaking only of technique, you are my senior; you became a Fifth-Stage Unity of Heaven and Man at such a young age." Liu Jing smiled. "Such talent is unimaginable; no wonder your teacher wanted you to hide your tracks."

Li Yuan couldn't help but smile.

Fifth-Stage Unity of Heaven and Man, the moves pursue the mysterious operation of heaven and earth; it cannot be detected from the outside... but those with great strength can judge it by the power of the moves.

"With your accumulation, Senior, I'm afraid you will be able to break through to Level 26 before long," Li Yuan said with a smile.

"Hmm, if I work hard to cultivate for another ten years, I should be able to reach Level 27 or higher." Liu Jing nodded, also feeling quite high-spirited.

Today, his hidden injuries were recovered and his technique broke through, breaking a bottleneck of decades; naturally, he felt joyful and excited.

Looking at Liu Jing's appearance, Li Yuan also felt quite emotional.

Martial artists like Liu Jing could be called 'excellent' when they were young, but the path of martial arts was still bumpy; only now, past the age of seventy, had his mind entered the 'micro' state.

Mind entering the 'micro' state can greatly explore the body's potential.

But if one is too old and the body's vitality is insufficient, it is very difficult to improve physical fitness as quickly as when one was young, which is why Liu Jing said there was hope of reaching Level 27 or higher in 'ten years'.

"Senior."

"You saved my life, and I used a spirit medicine to save you; we can call it even," Li Yuan said earnestly. "But the twenty billion Blue Star coins you just mentioned are probably your accumulation over decades, and you will still need a lot of resources for your future cultivation... I cannot take it."

Source Martial Artists stationed at the outpost base of the Mingxu Star Realm indeed cannot return to Blue Star.

But various cultivation materials and resources can be exchanged through the Star Realm entrance and exit, and money can be spent.

Moreover, Li Yuan knew clearly that if ordinary Source Martial Artists do not roam the Star Realm, they will not accumulate much wealth; it would be good if they could have a hundred million.

Even if they survive roaming the Star Realm, unless they encounter heaven-sent treasures, it is difficult to exceed one billion; after all, various cultivation resources for Source Martial Artists are very expensive.

Like Liu Jing, who guards a region, the danger level is far beyond that of an ordinary Source Martial Artist, so the money he earns must be quite a lot.

But after so many years of accumulation, these twenty billion are probably the majority.

Li Yuan likes money, but to take away most of an old senior's wealth with a clear conscience?

Li Yuan felt uneasy.

In life, there are things one does and things one does not do; Li Yuan has his own bottom line.

"You don't want it?" Liu Jing was stunned.

"Besides." Li Yuan suddenly flipped his palm, and a blue fruit appeared in his palm; a layer of silver light flashed across the surface of the fruit from time to time, full of mysterious charm.

It was unimaginably beautiful.

"Soul-Nourishing Ancient Spirit Fruit?" Liu Jing couldn't help but look at Li Yuan. "Li Yuan, what are you doing?"

"Senior, according to our previous agreement, I discovered it, so I get 20%." Li Yuan smiled. "As for the later treasure seizing... I'll be thick-skinned and count it as me putting in more effort than you, Senior, so I'll take two."

"But you must accept this one, Senior, no matter what," Li Yuan said.

"No!"

"You don't want my money, and you still want to give me a Soul-Nourishing Ancient Spirit Fruit; could it be that you think the money I gave is too little?" A trace of anger appeared on Liu Jing's face instead.

Just like Li Yuan.

Liu Jing also has his own code of conduct; he believes Li Yuan is worth what he gives.

"Senior." Li Yuan smiled. "This Soul-Nourishing Ancient Spirit Fruit is not just for you."

"Your mind has now entered the 'micro' state; if you take the spirit fruit again, your mental power will transform again, and the hope of comprehending the Unity of Heaven and Man will greatly increase," Li Yuan said earnestly. "If you can achieve the Unity of Heaven and Man... there is hope for becoming a Top Source Martial Artist in the future, and the role you can play in the Mingxu Star Realm will be greatly enhanced."

Liu Jing's heart stirred.

He didn't care about the Soul-Nourishing Ancient Spirit Fruit, but was moved by the 'Unity of Heaven and Man' in Li Yuan's words.

Indeed, if mental power transforms, the hope for the Unity of Heaven and Man in the future will be greatly increased.

For any powerhouse whose mind has entered the 'micro' state.

Who wouldn't look forward to the Unity of Heaven and Man?

"What you said makes sense." Liu Jing looked at Li Yuan, then shook his head. "But you are at too much of a disadvantage this way, and I feel too uneasy... how about this."

"This Soul-Nourishing Ancient Spirit Fruit, let's count it as me buying it; how about ten billion Blue Star coins?" Liu Jing said earnestly. "You must accept these ten billion Blue Star coins no matter what."

"Otherwise, I will absolutely not accept this Soul-Nourishing Ancient Spirit Fruit."

This is Liu Jing's bottom line.

"Alright." Li Yuan nodded with a smile, no longer refusing, and handed the Soul-Nourishing Ancient Spirit Fruit to Liu Jing.

Ten billion Blue Star coins?

If you count the two Soul-Nourishing Ancient Spirit Fruits he harvested, the value of the Soul-Nourishing Ancient Spirit Fruit is very difficult to evaluate; you have to auction it to know.

But the total profit of this trip is probably between fifty billion and one hundred billion Blue Star coins... it is indeed unimaginably exaggerated.

It has surpassed the wealth accumulation of most intermediate Source Martial Artists in their lifetime.

This is a fact.

This is also the reason why countless martial artists want to crazily roam the Star Realm... although it is extremely dangerous, as long as you strike it lucky and seize a heaven-sent treasure, you can become rich overnight and have no worries for the rest of your life.

Like Li Yuan, being able to get the Soul-Nourishing Ancient Spirit Fruit from the Flying Snake Valley this time was due to strength, but also luck.

Even so, it could be called dangerous.

Moreover, although the final harvest was large, Li Yuan also lost his life-saving item, the 'Source Purple Longevity Pill', so the gains and losses are difficult to calculate clearly.

"Senior, what do we do now?" Li Yuan asked. "I just gave the base..."

Quickly.

Li Yuan told Liu Jing the whole process of reporting to the base just now.

"You did the right thing; under the circumstances at the time, you should have reported it." Liu Jing nodded. "However, now that I am awake, my strength has not only recovered but has also greatly improved... the original plan should be changed."

"I will communicate with the base."

"Alright." Li Yuan nodded.

Liu Jing quickly dialed the base communication, and someone answered soon.

"Hello." A low voice came through the communication.

"This is Liu Jing; let Han Chong take the call," Liu Jing's voice was calm.

... Not long after.

Liu Jing hung up the communication with the base.

In fact, the content of his communication with the base was very simple: to tell Han Chong that his strength had not only recovered but had also made a breakthrough.

He asked the base to send a team to rush over with all their might, and at the same time, apply for support from the Alliance.

Li Yuan had been listening from the side.

"Senior, it will still take a few hours for the base's first wave of support to arrive; what do we do now?" Li Yuan asked.

"What else can we do? Secluded cultivation." Liu Jing grinned. "Eat the spirit fruit."

Li Yuan couldn't help but smile.

"Heaven-sent treasures are useless just by looking at them." Liu Jing said earnestly. "Only by eating them and digesting them completely can they exert sufficient power and value."

"Is it 'peace of mind after falling into the stomach'?" Li Yuan nodded. "Senior, I know a place very suitable for secluded cultivation; shall we go together?"

"Sure." Liu Jing nodded.

He had already guessed where Li Yuan was going to take him.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

The two shuttled through the mountain forest, moving forward for more than ten kilometers, and quickly arrived under a cliff beside a large river.

Standing in the riverbed, one could faintly see the cave revealed on the high cliff.

It was exactly the place where Li Yuan had secluded cultivation last time.

"Senior, come up." Li Yuan leaped lightly, quickly darting up like an ape.

Liu Jing followed behind.

The two entered the cave one after another; it was still very clean and also very dry.

The space here was also large enough.

Not to mention two people, even if dozens of people were in the cave, they wouldn't feel crowded.

"You really know how to find a place." Liu Jing smiled; he had secretly protected Li Yuan before, so he actually knew about this place.

"I found it by accident." Li Yuan smiled.

"Then let's take it separately." Liu Jing said. "According to the data, it should take two or three hours to initially exert its effect; by then, I'm afraid the base team won't have arrived yet."

"Alright." Li Yuan nodded.

Li Yuan and Liu Jing each found a place in the cave and sat down cross-legged.

"Concentrate and calm your mind." Li Yuan closed his eyes gently.

With a thought, the Source Force combat suit extended a black tray in front of his chest, holding up a Soul-Nourishing Ancient Spirit Fruit.

"According to the data in the Martial Hall database."

"Under normal circumstances, one Soul-Nourishing Ancient Spirit Fruit can cause an ordinary Source Martial Artist's mental power to skyrocket to the level of a Level 29 Top Source Martial Artist," Li Yuan thought to himself. "But this Soul-Nourishing Ancient Spirit Fruit of mine seems to be even more special."

Li Yuan recalled the collection process.

First, there was mental pressure, and then the Soul-Nourishing Ancient Spirit Wood dissipated on its own.

Everything indicated the extraordinary nature of this Soul-Nourishing Ancient Spirit Fruit.

"My mental power is already close to Level 29."

"I don't know if this special Soul-Nourishing Ancient Spirit Fruit can make my mental power reach the limit of a Source Martial Artist in one go." Li Yuan closed his eyes gently.

Flying-level? Li Yuan didn't dare to think about it.

Just like the physical realm breaking through from Second-Rank to Third-Rank is a world of difference, it is a leap in the essence of life.

The difference is more than ten times greater than breaking through from First-Rank to Second-Rank.

Similarly.

Mental power breaking through from Level 29 to Level 30 is also a qualitative change.

"According to the Martial Hall database, in the history of human martial arts, those so-called 'mental power talents', after becoming Source Martial Artists, their mental power will mostly gradually increase to Level 29," Li Yuan thought to himself. "But if they want their mental power to reach Level 30, it is also extremely difficult, no easier than for a normal Top Source Martial Artist."

In a word.

Want mental power to reach Level 30? Under normal circumstances, one must first raise the life level to Level 30, and then use a powerful body to nourish the soul to make the mental power transform.

Therefore, Li Yuan only hoped that after taking the spirit fruit, his mental power could skyrocket directly to Level 29.9.

Afterward, he would use the "Great Sun Heart Void Scripture" to slowly hone it, striving to break through to Level 30.

After a long time, Li Yuan's heart became completely calm, and he even faintly entered the special state of Unity of Heaven and Man.

"Gulp~"

Li Yuan picked up the Soul-Nourishing Ancient Spirit Fruit, which was slightly smaller than a fist, and put it into his mouth in one bite; it melted upon contact... instantly turning into a pool of liquid that flowed into Li Yuan's throat.

It was very cool.

Chi~ Chi~

Li Yuan looked inside himself and could clearly feel that the liquid turned from the Soul-Nourishing Ancient Spirit Fruit had not yet flowed into his stomach before it had turned into strands of strange power and merged into his flesh and blood.

Whoosh, whoosh~ These strands of strange power flowed along his chest and neck, quickly rushing into his brain.

The soul is located in the heart world of the brain.

"So hot." Li Yuan closed his eyes tightly, feeling his head slightly hot and a bit dizzy... but those strands of strange power had already merged into his heart world.

Merged into Li Yuan's consciousness body.

Whoosh!

Li Yuan's consciousness body could clearly feel these strands of strange power pouring in, quickly transforming into mental power... soul power was constantly leaping and improving.

It was as if a person was eating meat in large mouthfuls, and every mouthful of meat he ate would be consumed in an instant, and then directly transformed into muscles all over his body.

The transformation efficiency was astonishing.

"【Your mental power has increased from Level 28.4 to Level 28.5】" A Divine Palace prompt flashed by.

"In just this short while, mental power has increased by 0.1?" Li Yuan was surprised.

Chi~ Chi~

The power consumed by the Soul-Nourishing Ancient Spirit Fruit was only a very small part, and it continued to transform crazily.

It was more than a hundred times faster than Li Yuan's usual cultivation of visualization methods to strengthen mental power.

"【Your mental power, from Level 28.5...】"

"【Your mental power, from Level 28.8...】" As time passed, Divine Palace prompts flashed by one after another.

(End of chapter)